Category: Pakistan
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Shahid Masood’s show on Geo.tv banned by UAE Govt
UPDATE: PkPolitics has recorded and has published the LAST EPISODE of Shahid Masood’s MERAY MUTABIQ – in this last episode he shares threats to his life with the possible reasons for having him blocked on Geo, he also sheds light on the level of corruption by the NRO – SHOCKING its a definite must watch…
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MQM’s 3800 Criminal Cases withdrawn under the NRO
The NRO mudslinging competition continues to go on, each party/individual boldly underplaying his/her own association with the controversial bill. What seriously amazes me, is that we still do not have access to the full and complete list of beneficiaries and are at the receiving end of confusing reports where the totals have seemingly fluctuated from…
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Corruption threatens the civil system of Pakistan
Amjad Malik specially writes on post NRO scenario on corruption The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) presented to the government on Thursday a list of 248 politicians and bureaucrats, who were alleged to have plundered hundreds of billions of rupees but were cleared by the NAB under the National Reconciliation Ordinance 2007. Luckily, the presidential order…
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Laidbackshow Episode 6
Show Notes After the jump
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The NRO (Dis)Honor Roll
Much has been discussed about the in-famous National Reconciliatory Ordinance where 5,800 crooks were pardoned by the then President Pervaiz Mushrraf as an attempt to broker a deal for his own extended stay as the President of Pakistan. This NRO in effect opened the flood gates to allow thousands of white collar criminals and murderers…
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Charter for Compassion | Karachi Nov 15th – Atrium Mall
In February 2008, Karen Armstrong won the TED Prize and called for the creation of a Charter for Compassion to bring together people of different religions and moral codes in a powerful common cause. The Charter will proclaim a principle embraced by every faith, and by every moral code. It is often referred to as…
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Sugar Boycott (Pakistan) – Nov 5th to Nov 12th
Boycott consumption of Sugar from 5th November to 12th November 2009 – The Power of One can make a difference
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New Iran – New Intentions
Guest blog by Ishaal Zehra The attack which killed the National Deputy Commander of the ground forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (RG), General Noor Ali Shooshtari and the provincial commander for Sistan-Baluchistan, Rajab Ali Mohammadzadeh along with some senior officers and 42 others in a homicide bombing inflicted Iran’s worst military casualties in years. Quick…
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Open Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Your Excellency, Allow me to apologize to you for not being able to be present during your address to civil society at the hallowed campus of Government College University in my beloved city of Lahore. Much as I would have wanted to benefit from the wisdom of your analysis and foresight, I could not make…
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Different Flavors of Public Protest in India and Pakistan
Indians and Pakistanis are discussing the leadership crisis in their respective countries, but for different reasons and with different implications. India’s inability to wield influence on the world stage is being blamed on the lack of good leadership. In Pakistan, people feel that the political leaders have failed to instill confidence and provide direction when…
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Waziristan Strategy or Pakistan Strategy?
By Azhar Aslam Waziristan today has come to symbolize the paradigm in which Pakistan finds itself. An epicentre of ‘terrorism’, a symbol of ‘Talibanization’ and now a field for what has been euphemistically called ‘mother of all battles’. Pakistan and Waziristan were not always like this. How we have come to this pass is crucial…
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US official, Resigns in Protest questioning the American agenda in Afghanistan (& Pakistan)
Matthew Hoh, A former Marine Corps captain stationed in the Zabul province in Afghanistan tendered his resignation to the US Ambassador Nancy Powel, becoming the first U.S. official known to resign in protest over the Afghan war, which he had come to believe simply fueled the insurgency. “I have lost understanding of and confidence in…
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The Risks Of A Remote-Controlled War: CIA using Drones for International Assassination
Jane Mayer, a political journalist for The New Yorker discusses the ethics and controversies surrounding the CIA’s covert drone program, in which remotely controlled, unmanned planes target terror suspects in Pakistan. A 32 minutes interview on NPR [transcript] Mayer writes that unlike the military’s publicly acknowledged drone program in Afghanistan and Iraq — both official…
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Jaag Meray Talib-e-Ilm, Students Protest Against Terrorism
Jaag Meray Talib-e-Ilm a group of students from various universities in Karachi gathered at Karachi Press Club on Saturday 24th October to protest against the Terrorism being vaged against the school students across the country. Fasial Kapadia and I, as concerned citizens decided to join the protest and record short interviews for our Laidback Show…
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PR Seminar on The Blasphemy Law – Live Stream from PMA House @ 5:30pm
The Blasphemy Law: An Objective Assessment from Religious, Legal & Social Perspectives seminar organized by the Peoples’ Resistance is being live streamed from the PMA House at 5:30pm catch it live here on the blog or head over to the page at Ustream.tv APOLOGIES: Due to a technical glitch – live feed is *not available*